LibGuides: Faculty Library Resources Guide: Course Resources

Course Reserves

The Library supports curriculum needs with its course reserves service, which provides faculty with the opportunity to make books and other physical items available to their students. These items are available to students at the library for short periods of time to maximize access to high use and high demand materials. Items on Course Reserve may not be renewed.

Course Reserves provides access to course materials assigned by instructors.
Course Reserves is located on the library’s second floor, Circulation Desk.
Instructors may place library owned materials as well as personal copies on Course Reserves.
To place items on Course Reserves, instructors must complete a Course Reserves Request Form.

Course Reserve Request Form

Permanent Links

Permanent links are URLs connected to online books, articles, films, and more that are housed within the Library databases. They are similar to regular internet links, but different in that the resources are restricted to only those persons who have access to the database. The permanent link URL stays tha same over time and does not require constant maintenance. The link can be used/shared to provide quick and easy access to online items in your online course management system (CMS).

Proquest, Ebsco, Films on Demand and several other databases provide easy access to permanent links within the items records.

The permanent link will always work on campus because the database automatically recognizes your IP address. However, the permanent link WILL NOT WORK off campus unless you alter the link by adding a small piece of code to the Library proxy server. The added code on the permanent link URL will allow you to log in to the Barry University system and directly access the item.

Embedding Streaming Videos in Canvas

Here is an example of a permanent link to an electronic book in Ebsco ebooks:

Before: Permanent link without EZProxy (Works on campus, but will not work off campus)

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=253987&site=ehost-live

After: Permanent link after using the EZProxy URL Generator (Works on campus and will work off campus after Barry Username and password log in)

http://ezproxy.barry.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=253987&site=ehost-live

Persistent links to books, articles, videos, etc. from the resticted databases that the library provides to users must be modified to enable off-campus access by Barry University students, faculty and staff. This URL generator will automatically add the necessary EZProxy code prefix to the Persistent Link of the book, article, video, etc. that you provide from the database.

Copy the item persistent link URL from the database and Paste your link in the box below:
Remember to include the full URL, including the http://

Here is your link with the proxy prefix that you can copy:

* Be sure to test your link from an off campus network (such as your home) to ensure that the link works properly.

To CLEAR the form simply hit the "Refresh" button on your browser (or F5) on Internet Explorer.

For assistance, please contact the Library.

<p>To allow permanent links to work off campus, you must add a small piece of code to the URL that includes proxy server information. You can add that code easily by using the EZProxy URL Generator on this page.</p>

Embedded Links

Embedded links are a type of html code that contains permanent URLs connected to online books, articles, films, and more that are housed within the Library databases. Embedded links allow online resources within browsers and course management systems to automatically appear on the page when the page is viewed.They are similar to regular internet links, but are "embedded in the HTML code of the page. Embedded resource from the Library databases are restricted to only those persons who have access to the database. The embedded link stays the same over time and does not require constant maintenance. An embedded link can provide quick and easy access to online items in your online course management system (CMS).

Films on Demand is a great example of a database that provides easy access to embedded link html code within the item's records.

Embedded links to Library databases will always work on campus because the database automatically recognizes your IP address. However, the embedded link WILL NOT WORK off campus unless you alter the link by adding a small piece of code to the Library proxy server. The added code on the embedded link URL will allow you to log in to the Barry University system and directly access the item.

Note how the embedded video below automatically appears if the user is logged in, or provides a Barry University login screen if not logged in.

The embedded code contains the EZProxy code to allow the video to work off campus as well as on campus.

Below is the embedded html code for the movie on this page from Films on Demand. To make the film work from off campus, a small piece of code must direct the user to the Library EZProxy server. The code in red must be added to ensure off-campus access:

Before: The code below comes directly from the Films on Demand record. Note that it does not contain the ezproxy information and will work on campus, but will not work off campus.

After: The html code .ezproxy.barry.edu has been added to the URL code behind the resource location. Now the link will work off campus after the user logs in using their Barry username and password.